Fashion Jewelery · Necklace

The product contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value up to: 78.3% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones, and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Published: 27 March 2020
Notifying authority: Germany
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Destruction of the product. Date of entry into force: 28/02/2020

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/00461/20

Classification

Category: Jewellery
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: Italy

Product description

Silver-coloured necklace with a small ring as pendant, made of metal; a bead and two further rings are linked to the small ring.